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Home & Garden

The Best of Everything 2011

D Home editors have picked their most favorite things ever. Or at least their most favorite until next year.
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photography by Elizabeth Lavin

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photography by Elizabeth Lavin

Best Craftsperson
Elizabeth Anyaa
was already known for the incredible handmade fabrics she used in her fashions when she stumbled into the world of home accessories. “I thought I would make some pillows, and that flowed into a home collection,” she told us last summer. “I also make throws and pieces for the walls.” Anyaa draws inspiration from nature—especially clouds. “I think I have a photographic memory of what they used to look like when I was a kid,” the West Africa native says. Her pillows come in different sizes, and she’s happy to match colors or hand-paint a design based on a client’s needs or wants. elizabethanyaa.com.

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